Safety sign book

Abstract

The present invention provides a book for vertically displaying safety information on selected pages. The book is particularly well-suited for use in laboratory, hospital and industrial environments where emergency situations can prevent access to remote reference manuals. The book has front and back covers with a releasable mounting means for mounting the book in a vertical position on a planar surface. The book also has a plurality of adjacent informational pages releasably adhered together, and a binder.

We claim:  
     
       1. A book for vertically displaying information on selected pages thereof, comprising 
       a) front and back covers each having a bound edge and a non-bound edge, and an exterior surface and an interior surface, wherein the exterior surfaces of each cover have permanently attached thereto a releasable mounting means which provides a friction coefficient sufficient to maintain the book mounted in a vertical position on a planar surface unless acted upon by an external force;  
       b) a plurality of adjacent pages between the front and back covers, each page comprising a bound edge and a non-bound edge, wherein a tab extends from each of the non-bound edges corresponding to the attached page and arranged such that viewing any one tab on a page is not obstructed by the tabs on any of the other pages, and wherein each page is releasably adhered to the adjacent page or adjacent interior surface of a cover such that separation, turning of a page, and re-adhering can be performed in a single-handed operation; and  
       c) a binder for retaining together the front and back covers and the pages, wherein said binder is attached along the bound edge of each of the front and back covers and each of the pages therebetween.  
     
     
       2. The book of claim  1 , wherein the releasable mounting means is a hooked surface releasably attached to a reciprocating loop strip backed with an exposable adhesive layer. 
     
     
       3. The book of claim  1 , wherein the releasable mounting means is located adjacent the non-bound edges on the exterior surfaces of the covers. 
     
     
       4. The book of claim  1 , wherein the pages are releasably adhered by reciprocal hook and loop structures located on adjacent pages. 
     
     
       5. The book of claim  1 , wherein the binder is a spiral wire. 
     
     
       6. The book of claim  1 , wherein the binder is a ring binder permitting removal and exchange of pages. 
     
     
       7. The book of claim  1 , wherein the pages contain laboratory or hospital safety information. 
     
     
       8. The book of claim  1 , wherein the pages are laminated with a waterproof material.